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Physics – Attosecond Physics for Beginner

Course Info Syllabus Topics Readings Course Info
As Taught in:

2023/2024

Level:

undergraduate

Learning Source Types:

=> Lecture Notes

=> Practice

=> Related Resources

Syllabus
Course Overview:

Attosecond Physics for Beginner is the study of phenomena that occur on the attosecond timescale. 1 attosecond = 10^-18 seconds. Attoseconds are incredibly short, but scientists have developed ways to measure and manipulate them. Attosecond physics is a rapidly developing field with a wide range of potential applications, including the development of new materials, the improvement of chemical processes, and the creation of new methods for cancer treatment.

This course will introduce learners to the fundamental of attosecond physics, including the generation and measurement of attosecond lasers, the dynamics of electron motion on the attosecond timescale, and applications of attosecond physics to various fields.

Course Objectives:

Learners will be able to:

  • Define Attosecond Physics and explain its importance
  • Describe how Attosecond lasers work
  • Implementation to the applications of Attosecond Physics in the surface
  • Discuss the challenges and future of Attosecond Physics
 
Recommended Textbook:

Corkum, P. & Krausz, F. Attosecond Physics: Laser Spectroscopy and Beyond

 

Topics

In general, the topic for learner section and will get adjusted as necessary during the term, but the below topic will tell you roughly on topic will get discussed in the course:

  1. What is Attosecond Physics? Why is it Important?
  2. Applications of Attosecond Physics?
  3. Generation of Attosecond Laser Pulses
  4. Measurement of Attosecond Laser Pulses
  5. Photoionization
  6. Auger Decay
  7. High-Harmonic Generation
  8. Tracking the Movement of Electron in Atoms and Molecules
  9. The Dynamics of Chemical Reactions
  10. The Structure of Materials
  11. The Behavior of Electrons in Materials
  12. Biological Molecules
  13. The Dynamic of Biological Processes
  14. Improving the Performance of Attosecond Lasers
  15. Developing New Applications of Attosecond Physics
Readings

Unlike other Courses, in this course, readings get reference as shown:

Readings

Corkum, P. & Krausz, F. Attosecond Physics: Laser Spectroscopy and Beyond

Support Materials:

Florian Siegrist, Annkatrin Sommer, Malte Schröder, Tobias Boolakee, Keyhan Golyari, Ferenc Krausz, Martin Schultze, “Attosecond energy transfer dynamics in band-gap materials (Conference Presentation),” Proc. SPIE 10673, Advances in Ultrafast Condensed Phase Physics, 106730E (29 May 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2316306

Mark I Stockman, “Attosecond nanoscale physics of solids in strong ultrafast optical fields (Conference Presentation),” Proc. SPIE 9918, Metamaterials, Metadevices, and Metasystems 2016, 991815 (9 November 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2241269

Zhiyi Wei, János Hebling, and Katalin Varjú, “Attosecond science and technology: introduction,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 35, AST1-AST1 (2018)